I want to align two sequences:
a_1, b_1, c_1, d_1, e_1 etc.
a_2, b_2, c_2, d_2, e_2 etc.
here's what I wrote
\begin{align}
\notag &a_1,\ &b_1,\ &c_1,\ &d_1,\ &e_1\ \mbox{etc.}\\
\notag &a_2,\ &b_2,\ &c_2,\ &d_2,\ &e_2\ \mbox{etc.}
\end{align}
but it turns out that the first two columns are perfect, but then there is a large space between the second and third column. How can I solve this? Any help is appreciated.
Best Answer
Your alignment is perhaps better obtained using a structure like
array
:The
array
consists of 6l@{\ }
columns -l
eft-aligned, followed by a control-space\
.
\\[\jot]
ensures a sizeable gap between the series, similar to that ofalign
, while\text
(provided byamsmath
) does some testing to maintain the font size and is therefore superior to an\mbox
construct (in general). In this case, it doesn't matter though.